Synagogue Life Coordinator

Hinenu Baltimore seeks a full-time (40 hrs/wk) Synagogue Life Coordinator

to help our synagogue retain, nurture and grow its 300-person

membership. NOTE: This position is on-site at our office in the Johns

Hopkins Homewood campus area of Baltimore.

The Coordinator will do this by:

• Providing hospitality, access, and safety in-person at our weekly

Shabbat services;

• Ensuring volunteer support from the membership for all in-person

and online/hybrid events;

• Maintaining our membership database; and
• Creating content for our internal and external communication

channels (including our calendar, biweekly email newsletter, and

social media accounts).

The Synagogue Life Coordinator reports directly to the Executive Director

(ED). The work of the Synagogue Life Coordinator supports the work of the

Executive Director and Hinenu Baltimore’s rabbi, who are accountable for

building the religious life of the congregation and maintaining the financial

and operational health of the organization.

Hinenu Baltimore is a growing community in Baltimore of Jews and their loved

ones who study, pray, organize, and care for one another. The Synagogue Life

Coordinator helps Hinenu Baltimore as an organization to uphold and live by

its values every day. (See the bottom of this job posting for a description of

Hinenu Baltimore’s values.

“Front of House” Responsibilities:

• Provides hospitality, access, space needs, and safety in-person at our

weekly Shabbat services by (25%):

• Setting up and cleaning up Shabbat services.
• Closing the building after clean up, making sure everything is

away and secured, following established locking up

procedures. This will be the first person there and the last

person to leave.

• Staying up to date on Hinenu’s safety practices and serving as

a point of contact for members, volunteers, and staff

concerning our fire emergency & evacuation safety protocols

and any issues that may arise, including health emergencies.

• Booking event space with Homewood Friends Meetinghouse.
• Supporting Hinenu’s High Holidays Services annually as a

primary in-person host and volunteer coordinator (supported

by the ED, Tech Lead, and volunteers). Assists with other key

observances as assigned.

• Coordinating supply purchasing, inventory, and organization

(including office supplies, water, ritual supplies, and program

supplies. Supports the rabbi to ensure that all ritual supply needs

for adults and youth are met.

• Maintaining/refreshing the inventory and organization in Hinenu

Baltimore’s storage space.

• Coordinating with Access Consultant and/or Events & Programs

Coordinator when appropriate to follow our accessibility norms.

“Back of House” Responsibilities:

• Coordinates volunteers from the membership for Hinenu-Sponsored

events by (20%):

• Recruiting and following up with already-trained volunteer

greeters, meal captains, event captains, Zoom hosts, and other

volunteers for shabbat services and creating and maintaining

sign-up sheets using our Neon CRM platform.

• Supporting the ED in training new volunteer event captains, Zoom

hosts, and greeters/ushers.

• Coordinating with Access Consultant and/or Events & Programs

Coordinator to ensure that event captains and volunteers follow

our accessibility norms.

• Maintains Hinenu Baltimore’s membership database by (25%):
• Supporting the ED in maintaining membership account data, new

event listings, volunteer and attendance tracking, and

RSVPs/event ticketing in Neon CRM.

• Following up with individual members to adjust dues/donation

amounts and frequency as needed, including lifecycle event

donation reminders.

• With the ED, following up with members at the end of each

calendar year to summarize year-end giving amounts.

• Creates content for our internal and external communication

channels by (25%):

• Maintaining and regularly updating Hinenu’s calendar of events

and Shabbat pamphlet.

• Updating the website as needed (with support of the rabbi).
• Utilizing the organization’s branding guide in posting content 1-3X

per week to the social media channels.

• Other duties as assigned (5%).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified in Adult CPR and First Aid.
• Able to independently perform physical tasks of set up and clean up,

including lifting boxes and some furniture, carrying up to 30 lbs, carrying

items up and down stairs, locking and unlocking heavy doors, and

sitting at a desk.

• Able to welcome and interact with all members of the public with

kindness, awareness, and calm.

• Able to staff all Shabbat services (currently alternating Friday evenings

and Saturday mornings).

• Able to staff all High Holidays services (Erev RH, RH Day 1, RH Day 2, Kol

Nidre, Yom Kippur, Neilah)

• Rosh HaShanah: Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 13,

2026

• Yom Kippur: Sunday, September 20 – Monday, September 21, 2026
• Able to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Able to perform the duties of safety lead for a congregation in an

emergency.

• Proven excellence (1-3 years) in leading volunteers and/or interns for

in-person operations and projects.

• Proven excellence in creating and maintaining recordkeeping systems.
• Proven excellence in maintaining and updating online constituent

management databases.

• Proven excellence (1-3 years) in external communications, storytelling,

and/or corporate branding for nonprofit organizations.

• Actively demonstrates a commitment to Hinenu Baltimore’s

organizational values (described below) in the work setting.

• Fluent in, or able to quickly learn and use, the following tools: Neon CRM;

Canva; Google for Work (Sheets, Docs, Slides); Squarespace; Slack.

• Able to maintain calm, positive, and professional demeanor under

pressure.

• Proven excellence (1-3 years) in customer service skills such as:

maintaining professional interpersonal communication,

troubleshooting and fixing clerical mistakes, answering emails and

phone calls promptly, tracking down individual transactions, and

problem-solving to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Proven excellence (1-3 years) in working as a member of a team in a

professional setting: has great interpersonal communication skills,

participates meaningfully in team meetings, supports teammates to

meet shared priorities, takes the initiative to improve upon

organizational systems.

Hours, Benefits and Compensation:

• This position is salaried at $45,000 annually.
• New employees must work in the Hinenu office full time for the first 90

days, and may work a maximum of 2 days per week remotely

thereafter.

• Hinenu Baltimore provides a pretax health insurance benefit that is

intended to fully cover your health insurance premiums.

• Hinenu Baltimore provides a generous (44 days total) paid time off

package, of 13 paid holidays, 18 PTO days (for vacation or sick time), four

days off each during Sukkot and Passover, and a week off at the end of

each calendar year.

• After one year of service, Hinenu Baltimore provides an employer-paid

retirement contribution.

This position will work the following hours:

• Monday through Thursday, 9:30am-5pm (except on weeks with a

Saturday Shabbat service– see below)

• Fridays, 9am-3pm

• Alternating each week: Friday 6pm-9pm or Saturday 9am-2pm. When

Shabbat services fall on a Saturday, this position will be off one

additional (consistent) day during the week to ensure 2 days off per

week.

EOE Statement: Hinenu Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer and we

are committed to racial equity, accessibility, and social justice. Sephardi and

Mizrahi Jews, Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people with

disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people are strongly encouraged to apply. Hinenu

does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis

of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, sex,

age, gender identity or expression, or other status protected by applicable

law. You do not need to be Jewish. Research suggests that qualified women,

Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of

opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage

individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for

this role.

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to director@hinenubaltimore.org .

Position open until filled; we hope to hire as soon as possible.

• Hinenu Baltimore provides a pretax health insurance benefit that is

intended to fully cover your health insurance premiums.

• Hinenu Baltimore provides a generous (44 days total) paid time off

package, of 13 paid holidays, 18 PTO days (for vacation or sick time), four

days off each during Sukkot and Passover, and a week off at the end of

each calendar year.

• After one year of service, Hinenu Baltimore provides an employer-paid

retirement contribution.

Fluency in written and spoken English is a requirement.